Lenovo product sales in South Africa

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With an initial capital outlay of only RMB200,000, (US$25,000) Lenovo's founding chairman Liu Chuanzhi, together with 10 like-minded colleagues, launches the New Technology Developer Inc. (the predecessor of the Legend Group) funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

1990
The very first Legend PC is launched in the market. Legend changes its role from that of an agent for imported computer products into that of a producer and seller of its own branded computer products. Legend PCs are ratified and accepted by the China Torch Program.

Legend launches its first technological innovation convention, "Legend World 2002", which opens up Legend's "Technology Era". Legend introduces its visionary concept for the future of technological development and applications, its Collaborating Applications project, as well as its strategies for implementing Collaborating Applications.

Legend's supercomputer, the DeepComp 1800 makes its debut. It is China's first computer with 1,000 GFLOP (floating point operations per second) and China's fastest computer for civilian use, ranked 43rd in the Top 500 list of the world's fastest computers.

2003
IBM PCD introduces the industry's first notebook with an extended battery life of up to 11 hours.

IBM PCD introduces its ThinkCentre desktop PC line.

IBM PCD introduces its Active Protection System, the industry's first notebook with an airbag for hard drive and data protection in case the system is dropped.

IBM PCD ships its 20-millionth ThinkPad notebook PC.

IBM PCD introduces its ThinkCentre desktop PC line.

Legend announces the birth of its new "Lenovo" logo to prepare for its expansion into the overseas market.

Based on the collaborative application technology, Lenovo initiates IGRS Working Group, in cooperation with a few large companies and the Chinese Ministry of the Information Industry, to promote the formation of the industrial standard.

Lenovo completes the acquisition of IBM's Personal Computing Division, making it a new international IT competitor and the third-largest personal computer company in the world.

Lenovo announces the closing of a US$350 million strategic investment by three leading private equity firms: Texas Pacific Group, General Atlantic LLC and Newbridge Capital LLC.

Lenovo establishes a new Innovation Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., to enable customers, business partners, solution providers and independent software vendors to collaborate on new personal computing solutions.

The first Lenovo-branded products outside of China debut worldwide. Researchers, scientists and product design teams from around the world combine Lenovo's heritage in enterprise and consumer PC technology to design the Lenovo 3000 product line, which features new desktop and notebook models specifically designed to provide worry-free computing to the small business market segment.

2007
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games selects a Lenovo-designed Olympic Torch as the winning design from among 300 entries. Named the Cloud of Promise, the Lenovo-designed torch will travel the world at the front of the global Olympic Torch Relay.

Lenovo delivers a supercomputer for a Formula One racing team that will provide eight teraflops of computing power.

Lenovo introduces first EPEAT Gold Monitor with new visuals portfolio.

Lenovo's ThinkPad X300 is called "the best laptop ever" by BusinessWeek magazine.

Lenovo becomes the first PC manufacturer to announce a client virtualization platform.

Lenovo provides a smooth, error-free performance at the Beijing Olympic Games. The Lenovo solution which included more than 30,000 pieces of equipment and nearly 600 Lenovo engineers powered the largest sporting event in history.

2009
Lenovo leads PC industry in using recycled material.

Lenovo becomes senior sponsor of Computing Equipment and System Operation Service for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

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